CPKC 374 Rolling Through The Floodwaters.

[@JawTooth]

Wow, that is something you don't see everyday. Sure wish I was there. Awesome video!

[@buddyburtonphotography]

Go ahead and share it on your channel with credit from me.

[@jeffbrown3963]

Hard to believe they took that kind of risk. The roadbed could have been completely washed out! Great unusual video!

[@sanddabz5635]

I'm sure a MOW vehicle had traveled through earlier to confirm everything was okay.

[@KuvDabGib]

Or AC/DC engines which are literary all the way down could be shortened and fried...

[@RailPreserver2K]

​@@sanddabz5635 I heard that standard procedure they send a high rail through and only if the track is still in place do they send the trains through after it.

[@chiefguns1980]

Exactly

[@brianurban9654]

@@KuvDabGib Water 3 inches over the rail head requires mechanical dept approval prior to operating over the rail for that very reason--traction motors aren't cheap!

[@rodneycaupp5962]

Thanks for not overlaying music, or over talking the beautiful sound of that Engine, and train. I saw the Andrew Jackson completely above the Opre Mills parking lot in Nashville, Entirely above the parking lot, listing a good 15 to 20 degrees..., being pulled down by the sunken dock... Her Stacks Leaning over the roadway back in May of 2010.

[@Kajuniter]

As a former railroader I can attest this is a true test of nerves, facing an abnormal is not easy!

[@highlife0586]

Oh wow. My grandfather worked on the old Pittsburg Shawmut & Northern RR for 41 years. When steam ruled.

[@atariforever2002]

@@gregcarnes80 spoken like a true snowflake

[@Sunset4Semaphores]

BNSF boating babie!!!

[@jamesburns2232]

Unlike flying an airplane, you only have one way to go and that is to follow the RR tracks wherever they take you. 🚂

[@sanjayadas4193]

@@highlife0586 ppp

[@steelman86]

Now that's a brave engineer going over steel track, road bed and bridges not knowing if anything had been compromised by the flooding which was up to the top of the wheels!!! Glad it all went alright with no catastrophes to date!!! BRAVO!

[@sanddabz5635]

I think it's safe to say that a maintenance of way vehicle had traveled through their earlier and confirmed the track was okay.

[@beeble2003]

Er, what flooding was up to the top of the wheels? It was barely covering the rail.

[@williamjones4483]

@@beeble2003 The traction motors are mounted low. It doesn't take much to short one out.

[@ClutchTFS]

@@williamjones4483 I didn't think they'd be that susceptible to moisture? Snow doesn't seem to affect them at all.

[@beeble2003]

@@williamjones4483 The OP claimed that there was flooding up to the top of the wheels. I pointed out that this claim is completely false.

[@chrish4977]

Thats crazy. Seems like an awful big risk to take.

[@cleasanna05]

The train was clearly holy, the railway Jesus Christ

[@Unknown_Ooh]

You can see in some parts the very top of the rail is still visible and you also have to think of the weight keeping those wheelsets pressed down on the track displacing the water as the train moves.

[@williamkelley7654]

@@Unknown_Ooh THe problem could be that the railbed is washed out.

[@buddyburtonphotography]

😂

[@kevenpinder7025]

Well, we're rolling on rails held in place by plates and spikes, resting on ties supported by gravel resting on water saturated soil, also known as,...mud. ugh

[@captainotto]

Always refreshing to see a train in full compliance of a no wake zone.

[@donreed]

"Sir, Wit is unappreciated on You Tube. It is a severe violation of the terms of service that state, "You, peon, will service us with free material that enables Google to gross billions of dollars each month). Cease and desist!"

[@GenerallyGeneralLee]

Heck I'm just amazed that they can even make the damn things float!

[@petermasterson8276]

No woke is always good.

[@saJidKhan-cr9wq]

​@@GenerallyGeneralLee ❤😂 0:30

[@sbrunner69]

What an awesome catch !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@luann7517]

That was really an awesome catch!

[@centraliowarailproductions2810]

Nice catches!

[@bagoquarks]

For non-rail experts the technical term for that train speed is "gingerly." One hopes that crossing was preceded by a railbed inspection truck. May your ballast remain true and silt-free CSXT and BNSF sure got a lot of free publicity out of what was nominally a CPKC operation. Yes, I understand that RRs swap locomotives routinely for efficiency. Congrats on the CP-KCS merger, BTW. You have built an impressive rail network spanning North America. FYI, the COER mark on at least one of the covered hoppers stands for the Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railroad, a short line in Southern Illinois with an interesting name.

[@rbfishcs123]

There is literally nothing to congratulate about. They treat their union employees like shit and shave costs anywhere they can for the sake of the bottom line. Don't fool yourself capitalist success for good well being of the public. The railroads will shove shit down the public's throat if they can get away with it.

[@amieflores381]

Wow amphibious train

[@jsa-z1722]

🙌🙌🙌

[@NorthCountryTrains]

This is incredible- thanks for sharing.

[@chrisboyd4433]

When I lived in central Indiana, there were still some small timber b ridges over creeks. The lines would park loaded coal cars on them during flood events to keep them from floating up and moving.

[@garrett9271]

lol

[@joelinpa185]

Wow, I've never seen the like of this. Thanks for recording and sharing it.

[@radhaa275]

Wow what a sight for eyes. I never saw before such a breathe taking rail journey.

[@zackgeorge2575]

Great Video! Thank You!!

[@aftabkhanize]

A great coverage. Thanks for sharing.

[@SteveH-TN]

Thanks for sharing this video. An aspect of the flooding I hadn’t thought about !

[@leeroberts1192]

I believe that here in the UK the regs are that a track is complexly closed if the water is above the rail head, if it's below the rail head but above a certain height then I think it's a max speed of 10mph

[@bagwan]

A couple of weeks ago, a CPKC train derailed up here in northern Maine due to a washout. I don't know if the track was inspected prior to the train going through or not. The locomotives ended up off the tracks, and a diesel fuel spill resulted. Latest news is the railroad is having difficulties repairing the washout because the ground is so saturated and muddy due to recent heavy rains, heavy equipment can't get to where it's needed. And although I'm not a railroader, it seems to me that just because an MOW vehicle that weighs maybe 1-2 tons was able to safely navigate the tracks through flood waters, doesn't mean three locomotives weighing 200 tons each plus the weight of the hopper cars can safely do it. It worked this time, but how long will that kind of luck last??

[@davidcowan4705]

Truly a remarkable catch. I've never seen anything like this in railroading and I'm 60 y.o. I'm sure the conductor was praying that no knuckles would break at this moment.

[@fabiennechevallier2516]

Impressive pictures, very well captured in the video.

[@RandomRailfan828]

Great catch! I have never seen anything like that, I’m shocked a train could even navigate through that!

[@Lander484]

Great video! I've never seen something like that before. It almost looks like the train is floating through the water.

[@MikeG42]

Excellent video , I think this is very interesting to watch a train running through a flooded area like this. It looks unusual but very cool and seems safe as long as the crew runs at restricted speed. I love how the wheels plough through the water like the Bow of a ship. Great stuff , well done. 😁👍

[@ohmyh2]

WOW!!! This is scary and cool. Thank you for this video, you are one intrepid photographer!

[@buddyburtonphotography]

Thank you.

[@jwilliams8210]

Wow!!! Amazing footage!!

[@trainutjob]

Super cool video!! That’s crazy to see.

[@YoursSinceSheerly]

Phenomenal video, thanks

[@MattTheUPRailfan2006]

Wowsers, awesome video and catches 📸😊

[@LibertyRailfan]

Great video and catch, you don't see that every day.. Hope the floodwater receded and doesn't affect any more people, hope anyone that was affected will be okay 🙏

[@davecruzen9352]

It was just a few months ago the Ol' Miss was drying up. Not any more. Great video and narrative.

[@davecruzen9352]

Like your midwest accent. Great video. Awesome!

[@ldegmtrainspotter]

Amazing video, great images with train in wather! Big THUMBS UP

[@buddyburtonphotography]

Thank you 😊

[@JohnNyren65]

Wow! Crazy, great video!

[@jeanhawken4482]

Staggering to see such a load go through such a complicated area. Thankfully there was no slippage of rails

[@annhaltiwanger3313]

Great video! I loved watching the train go through the water.

[@SimonTog]

Wow, very interesseting.

[@norfolksouthernrailfan4262]

Now that is something you don't see everyday.

[@grandcrappy]

canadian plantation had us push-pull trains thru nasty Big Muddy floodwaters that were up to the trainman platform on rail cars, all qheels and trucks completely submerged.

[@grandcrappy]

Ha, how are those wheels bearings going to survive?

[@johnpollard4158]

​@@grandcrappy it's not even reaching the bottom of the journal boxes.

[@grandcrappy]

@John Pollard 2019, Davenport. Nasty waters, we hadda push-pull thru waters up to the trainmans platform on rail cars.

[@JodyBee]

Actually it's pretty common in that area but I wonder how does CSX feel about one of its ET44AH's going swimming 😂

[@georgettedebuhr2660]

Awesome! Never seen anything like this before. Wow!!

[@suzylarry1]

I can not imagine what the feeling would be going across a bridge with this locomotive and not being able to see for sure what , if , anything was still holding tracks in place ! wow !

[@daveinthewildOG]

It's pretty cool that coming around that corner, before he even touches the water, you can see the pressure wave generated by this large item. I guess it could be from the ground he's compressing as he approaches, but still, massive.

[@TroublesomeSlateTruck]

Great Job.

[@LynneWilliams-bi1tx]

AMAZING!!😮❤

[@BiscuitsandWar]

This is some amazing footage

[@stanleyj.mitchell4851]

Here in Australia max depth of water over the line is three inches.

[@gmoney5340]

i never knew that i wanted to see something like this until now

[@randymorris8786]

Very few of us could have thought this. Peace

[@Erick-ve1jx]

Never seen that before, very interesting

[@gmftrainvideos]

Wow, that's incredible.

[@evanhourican621]

That was unbelievable!

[@StephenCarlBaldwin]

Jaw-droppingly amazing.

[@Gothix1066]

Percy was an inspiration to every railroader in these situations

[@johnstrube5854]

6.21.2 Water Above Rail Do not operate trains and engines over tracks submerged in water until the track has been inspected and verified as safe. Operate engines at 5 MPH or less when water is above the top of the rail. If water is more than 3 inches above the top of the rail, a mechanical department supervisor must authorize the movement. Running locomotives with the water above the rail can result in damage to the traction motors by creating electrical short.

[@TheMetGuy]

Awesome catch with CSX & BNSF power

[@CXensation]

A mighty sight watching a train sailing through the landscape 🙃

[@lifewitharifali]

looks like train running in ocean... good capture. subscribed your *channel*

[@gayehenley1550]

Very cool video!

[@hmdmusic]

Amazing video

[@ATrainVideo]

Awesome video.

[@zbigniewteterycz1571]

SUPER. POZDRAWIAM .

[@blainenodes8182]

Some best/rarest footage seen in 70 yrs as railfan👍 MN

[@ابوسارةابوسارة-ز6د]

المخاطرة من ابصعب تصديق اخذوا هذا النوع من التضحية كان من الممكن انةيتم غسل قاع الطريق بالكامل ...فيديو رائع غير عادى❤❤ ‏‪1:23‬‏

[@charliebrooks2570]

Very cool catches! Keep up the good work!

[@buddyburtonphotography]

Thank you @Charlie Brooks

[@_PJW_]

Nice footage, bro! Like your accent.

[@andrewthacker114]

Awesome footage

[@josephseverino674]

Wow! i never saw anything like this before, i see the bottom of the hopper cars just touching the water, what about the axel bearings being exposed unless their sealed very well.Great video.

[@railkrishana5071]

Wow fantastic 🙏🙏

[@GMCGUY-]

Great video ❤😊

[@Marbleheadjed]

Nice video

[@helenramsdell1959]

Wow!! The stress must take it out of the conductor. It seems insane to have the train still go through.

[@edwinschwartz2472]

The engineer has already said his prayers before they got to the flooded tracks !

[@dindog22]

all that water doesn't compromise the rails?

[@CSXOhioRailFanPlus752]

Nice Video

[@scottmayer5046]

What's the RR say on how far and how fast the they can run on flooded tracks and are their any weight restrictions on what they can carry ?

[@donreed]

Unfortunately, the entire shipment consists of 88,000 unprotected tons of plaster of Paris, all of which got wet. Which means that the train now permanently weighs 136,000 tons.

[@edgaranaya9290]

No derailment incredible work by cpkc

[@nathanjplatt]

Its a fascinating sight to see, lived in western Indiana for awhile with low lying creeks,small rivers etc all over. With flooding There was always a MOW vehicle that ran it before they sent it, if it was bad they'd leave it in the yard or do a tie down

[@sugrimnishad9235]

Ok ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@bensmith4563]

I wonder how deep of water a train could reasonably go through

[@scottwendt9575]

That is probably the limit if not slightly over for that speed. The risk is getting water into the traction motors, water and expensive critical electrical components don’t mix.

[@williamlandry5391]

3 inches

[@mattsyson3980]

The motors themselves are pretty 'dumb' being chunks of steel and copper wire with (I expect) carbon brushes and maybe not very high voltages so any water would get 'burned' (cooked) out. Plus there will be plenty of grease around. After all cars etc still work in the rain. they will have been designed and tested to work with a certain amount of water but not submerged.

[@heyherb]

Nice way to keep the traction motors cool 😁

[@johnniebellamy5912]

Surprised they didn't stop All train traffic until the waters receded -or they rerouted the trains

[@scottmary5526]

É fácil aprender Inglês ouvindo o Senhor falar! Parabéns!

[@paulsmith5398]

I could fathom the plow shoving water out of the way, but how do the traction motors fare??

[@UnfoundMusic]

Exactly what I was thinking. Of course there's got to be some sort of insulation and protection on them but still, water and electricity usually don't mix well lol

[@paulsmith5398]

@@UnfoundMusic ive seen movies from eons ago of steam locomotives trudging through deeper water, made it look like a piece of cake to them! But it wasnt deep enough to get into the firebox, because if it did, that would be "game over" for the steamer!

[@thomasklimchuk441]

When water is at or above the rail, the engine speed must not exceed 3 mph.If a stop cannot be made, the throttles should be placed in idle. The general field should be opened, and then the throttles should be placed in 8th position to encrease the traction motors so the volume of air will prevent water from entering the traction motors

[@paulsmith5398]

@@thomasklimchuk441 soooo, what you are saying is with the field windings in open (neutral), the throttle in run 8, the cooling blowers will prevent water from entering the traction motors. But if you have the reverser in neutral, the engine is just sitting there, not moving, and with the possibility of the track/roadbed sinking, or the floodwaters rising, that creates another issue, fishing a locomotive out of floodwaters.................

[@thomasklimchuk441]

@Paul Smith why would the engine be sitting since a stop could not be made? The train is already moving it will not stop just because you place the place the reverse in neutral postion.When you open the generator field, all that you are doing is stopping the traction motors from loading.With the traction motor blowers working you are pressurizing the air being put into the motors to stop the water from entering. If the train stops, you can always proceed at 3 mph The chief dispatcher won't be going into the investigation with you or taking responsibility for it

[@jonwalter6317]

So I wonder what the depth of the water has to be before it is a no go because of the risk of shorting out the traction motors? Also curious if it is different for GE vs EMD...

[@johndowner2196]

Unusual seeing a train where all the engines are other railroads.😊✌️♥️🇨🇦

[@Diddley-js6lf]

Where exactly was this Video Done because CSX is aNorth and South Line. I can think where it would be other Florida or Ohio because Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky are all Hilly which would make the Water flow away, but who know not I said the Blind Man.

[@BH530711]

Location is noted @ 2:59.

[@michaelhamubotu3106]

What if the tracks were washed away? How would they know?

[@travischristians9357]

I believe it's supposed to be 5mph if 2" above the rail

[@LectronCircuits]

Per chance our narrator attended the Huell Howser school of speech. Cheers!

[@buddyburtonphotography]

Possibly. Or the Daffy Duck Dispicable School.

[@GEVOlutionCPKC]

Awesome hunting broo 🥇👍🏽🔥new subscrib

[@markfleck7981]

How would they know before hand that the track is not washed out under the water

[@buddyburtonphotography]

Track maintenance inspects the main before the train gets permission.

[@AlongtheRiverLife]

What's the deepest water they will traverse?

[@djmiller232]

I wonder how fast a train would have to go in a situation like this to worry about hydroplaning...

[@ricklowers8873]

Talk about “walk’n on water”‼️🤣🤣🤣

[@geac9100]

That water crossing was surfin on the rails!

[@jameshicks914]

Unbelievable Flood water camera footage!!!

[@poetmaggie1]

run tracks on a flood plain and I guess that is going to happen sometimes, lol. beautiful

[@stephensavic9779]

Surprised the traction motors didn't short out.

[@Marbleheadjed]

How deep can the water be before damaging the electric motors?

[@brianurban9654]

3 inches above the rail head requires mechanical dept approval

[@Marbleheadjed]

Thanks . I wouldn’t think it would be a good thing .

[@ArtStoneUS]

I was also curious about the possibility of water getting inside the bearings or corroding the brakes, but it didn't seem to be getting up that high

[@cedarcam]

@@brianurban9654 I was wondering that too So the same as we have in UK. But check out India were they go through floods at track speed and it is up to the floor level. I always wonder what damage they do to the traction motors and other stuff

[@fyodorseriencha6538]

You can see the powerful camera flashes reflecting of the distant trees..

[@sebastiaosa7205]

Gosto muito desse trabalho,vídeo muito legal,sou aqui do Brasil, parabéns,DEUS abençoe,um abraço.

[@mikelowery5741]

How do railroads allow that?!